35 years ago is a long time, and a lot can change since then. for instance look up Thomas Jefferson High School, its one of the best public schools in the nation.
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 9:16 AM, Jerry Johnson <jmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Holy crap! > > I never thought I would see "Fairfax VA" and "best schools" in the same > sentence. > > I moved to Virginia for 3rd and 4th grade, in 1974 and 1975, and did not > learn a single new thing in those 2 years. Literally nothing at school. > > They were not yet learning the subjects I had learned in 1st and 2nd grade. > > When I moved back to CT for 5th grade, I had missed 2 complete years of > schooling. And it catches me out to this day, the gaps are constant and > surprising. (weights and measures, parts of speech, cursive writing, > fractions were just some of the things I missed) > > Oh, Burke Virginia, I curse you! > > > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Scott Stewart > <webmas...@sstwebworks.com>wrote: > >> >> Scott, >> >> My wife and I have thrown around the idea of homeschooling, we >> probably won't only because given our current situation both of us >> *have* to work, secondly we're moving back to Northern Va, and the >> schools in Loudoun, Fairfax and Prince William counties are some of >> the best in the nation and FAR better than the schools in Wake County, >> NC. >> >> How do you address subject matter that you're not good in ie: I >> sucked at Algebra and Geometry, how in the world would I teach it to >> my daughter? >> >> On another issue, I think, alot of people's exposure to homeschooling >> have been the "crazies", those that don't want their kids exposed to >> certain racial elements (that was my introduction, through my >> ex-wife's sister, her exact quote was "I don't want my boy around all >> those n*****s") or want to ram a specific religious doctrine down >> their kid's gullet. While sensible people like you and Maureen don't >> get the attention that you probably deserve.. >> >> So you'll have to expect a certain amount of adverse reaction, but I >> do think that the adverse reactions here have been pretty extreme. >> >> >> On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 12:14 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > I am not sure how we have not come across this yet. >> > >> > Thanx Maureen! >> > >> > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 12:04 AM, Maureen <mamamaur...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> Scott, >> >> >> >> Are you aware of this site: http://www.secularhomeschool.com/ >> >> >> >> M >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> ...is finding quality, secular curriculum. >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:316106 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
